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On Jan. 12, Whitney Point's mayor posted an introduction to a Reddit Ask Me Anything session: "I am Ryan Reynolds, 29-year-old mayor of a small upstate New York village."

Below some further biological information — including an invitation to chat about government and elected office — he added a disclaimer: "I am not Deadpool."

His session generated more than 3,000 comments on the site, including a fair amount of comic-themed puns, as Reynolds, who was elected in 2015, explained he was not the actor who shares his name.

Actor Ryan Reynolds plays the title character in the 2016 superhero film "Deadpool," based on the Marvel Comics character, and also played a similar version of the character in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine."

The anomaly and discussion on the global site made headlines.

Ryan Reynolds stars as an unlikely superhero with a filthy mouth in “Deadpool.”(Photo: Provided photo)

The Daily Mail jumped on the bandwagon, posting a story titled, "Meet the OTHER Ryan Reynolds," and listing ways the two differ: age — Whitney Point's mayor is 29, while the Hollywood actor is 40 — as well as salary — the mayor's job pays $3,600 a year — to name a few.

The Reddit session also included questions on politics and Reynolds' path to where he is today: village mayor in a tightly knit community in Broome County, "a hardcore gamer, gym enthusiast and huge Game of Thrones fan."